METRONYMIC

matronymic, metronymic

(noun) a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

metronymic (not comparable)

Alternative form of matronymic

Noun

metronymic (plural metronymics)

Alternative form of matronymic

Source: Wiktionary


Met`ro*nym"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: Derived from the name of one's mother, or other female ancestor; as, a metronymic name or appellation.

– A metronymic appellation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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